HIST 635: Problems in European History

HIST 635-004: History of Paris
(Spring 2016)

07:20 PM to 10:00 PM T

Innovation Hall 139

Section Information for Spring 2016

This seminar will be an investigation into how we write the histories of cities, taking Paris, the oft-called "capital of modernity," as its case study. How do we conceptualize and theorize the city? How does a city's social and cultural history assume material dimensions? How can we recuperate past experiences and understandings of the city through urban representations, both written and visual?Our focus will be on the age of urbanization, from the late 18th to the early 20th centuries, and readings will bring in comparative contexts, such as London, Vienna, and Berlin. Weekly topics will include: public health and the hygienic city; architecture and the built city; nature and the landscaped city; spectacles and the imaged city. Over the course of the semester, students will conduct parallel investigations into other modern cities of their choice. This course fulfills the 1789-1914 OR 1914-Present requirement in European history.

 

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Investigates selected problems. Readings, discussions, development of bibliographies. Primary sources used where possible. Notes: May be repeated for credit when topic is different. May be repeated within the term.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lec/Sem #1, Lec/Sem #2, Lec/Sem #3, Lec/Sem #4, Lec/Sem #5, Lec/Sem #6, Lec/Sem #7, Lec/Sem #8, Lec/Sem #9, Lecture, Sem/Lec #10, Sem/Lec #11, Sem/Lec #12, Sem/Lec #13, Sem/Lec #14, Sem/Lec #15, Sem/Lec #16, Sem/Lec #17, Sem/Lec #18
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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